President Donald Trump early Monday accused The New York Times of covering the war with Iran using 'fake and fabricated facts,' calling its reporting an 'act of treason,' and said he will add all the paper's 'false and ridiculous' reports about Iran to his multibillion-dollar defamation lawsuit against the publication.
President Donald Trump escalated his public feud with The New York Times early Monday, issuing a fiery statement in which he accused the newspaper of covering the Iran war with 'fake and fabricated facts' and called its reporting 'an act of treason.' Trump said the Times's coverage is 'failing and corrupt' and declared he would include all such reports in his ongoing multibillion-dollar defamation lawsuit against the paper.
Trump's latest broadside follows a pattern of attacks on the Times and other media outlets over coverage of the conflict with Iran. Earlier this month, Trump had criticized the paper for what he called 'weak and pathetic' reporting on the emerging deal with Tehran. The lawsuit, which Trump has repeatedly referenced, stems from earlier coverage he claims defamed him.
The remarks came shortly after midnight Jerusalem time, with no specific Times article cited by name. The statement was posted to a channel associated with the President's online presence.
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